Spladle08

lol @nhs67 you're the best. Your homerism knows no bounds and I hope every last one of your predictions down to the streaking African come true. Side note. Jim L got me thinking, is 4.5 a good Over/Under on Greco matches won. Heavyweight is a little bit of a wildcard. 4.5 feels like the right #

Thanks for being the BOLDEST. I really keep picturing this happening btw. Both the draw and you slamming delicious Natural Lights. Brooks over Yaz and then losing, I'm sure they'll get drawn into separate halves. But I'm telling you, I think you just typed it into existence, manifestation and all that nonsense. Wish the tournament started today..... sigh

About 5 guys I'm sure Spicy would prefer not to draw himself. I just rewatched Snyderman vs Azarpira, I sure hope they just don't meet in the tournament. lol If Dake ends up being our only finalist I'll be a little sad, No finalist would obviously be more saddening (not my bold prediction) Maybe just maybe wouldn't it be something if Brooks beat Yaz and then lost to whoever makes it from the other side. (I don't see it happening as only Magic Man himself has been able to accomplish this, going on what 7+ years?) I dont know, I ask for people to step out and say something wild and I get nothing, but I myself say nothing wild. I guess ummmm sh*t I don't believe anything worth outlandish I even try to type. 57kg: Spicy Lee doesnt medal seems to be outlandish talk on these boards so I'll go with that 65kg: even though I'm a big Mamedov person give me a Kiyooka surprise gold. 74kg: I wouldn't have any cojones if I didn't blindly back Chamizo. Your 2024 surprise Olympic Gold Medalist 86kg: Maybe Brooks vs Amine for Bronze? That'd be fun drama but nothing bold here. Yazadani vs whoever gets to go to the lucky side. 97kg: I mean The kid has been a wrecking machine. Snyder winning seems far fetched at this point. So Snyderman brings home Gold (I genuinely have a hard time picturing it, so I hope it happens) 125kg: I dont know, I think Zarely Legal runs through everyone, but for sh*ts lets say Parris beats Geno and hits a short firemans on Zare to take an early lead but then gets teched like most everyone will

Anyone feel strongly about anything bold? I hope somebody is sitting on a nugget out there that they believe to be true when the rest of us have no idea. Obviously the 1 seed losing at 57, 65, 86kg is expected. Maybe a Dake or a Zare loss? Hilde Beats Susaki? USA wins a Greco Medal? Maybe a specific wrestler wins a specific weight? Obviously half of you think Spencer is untouchable so "Meh" to the boldness. Gimme something like Kiyooka Olympic Champ. Tsalkazanov finally gets it done. Kurugliev shocks the world. Azarpira wins every match 2-2 criteria. Something shocking ..... Bold!!!! Its Sunday and I'm bored.

Im central 7am-4pm everyday, luckily I cary my phone around the entire time, but catching the matches at home would be advantageous.

Sounds like im paying for peacock this year, havent looked at schedule but hope everything is middle of the night locally so I can go to work tired vs miss the matches.

Whoever made the lines is bonkers but........... I need to make a betrivers account. If Abakarov is still +1200 or whatever he was, thats worth some action. eh well, cheers to everyone who cashes in

Yes Spencer can finally compete, he just hasn't very much..... I'm not sure what "necessary adjustments" there are to be made. This isn't Freshman vs Upperclassman during college season. This is often injured, questionable from neutral but.... elite turner vs guys who have been consistently doing it for years, explosive little athletes, 1 match elimination (essentially) Spicy Lee is such a danger on the mat, him beating anyone won't surprise me. Him making the team is proof enough that he is going to be competitive, but him struggling so hard with Zou is also proof enough that feeling those top guys a few times might have been advantageous for our rep. Hope he wins, but think he might take a quick L

Spicy Lee has as good a shot as many He isn't the favorite but even the favorite isn't the favorite. Just whoever is feeling it that day, and whoever comes out on the right end of a 3-3 decision somewhere along the way. Similar to 65kg, not the exact same but similar. Both Champs are going to have matches where you go "If not for this questionable moment, he's hoping to be pulled back in for Bronze". Spicy has a chance just like the Pain Train known as Zain has a chance. I'm not picking either to medal, gun to my head, but if you told me either made the finals I would be 0% shocked. I'm beyond excited to see how these play out. Also I wanna see Tsabalov vs Dake (nobody asked) but while Dake is a clearer favorite than can be found at the 2 lower weights, I wouldn't be surprised to see him in a predicament against a cagey vet. Cheers to you all and congrats in advance to whoever gets to say, "I told you so" because they called "heads" instead of "tails"

USA USA USA Feels like we should do some winning

LA Olympics we should all meet up one night and talk ridiculousness over 3 pints. I'd love it, and its more feasible for me. 2028 Forums Meet and Greet. I'd RSVP

I think everyone who pays attention to the sport should keep it in their back-pocket as a. asterisk for casual conversation with somebody who isn't as versed in the sport. Casual person: But Dake won the Olympics and blah blah blah You: Yes he did but that particular win is unique because....... or Casual: Dake should have at least 1 Olympic title. Spladle08: He would've but Frank did Frank stuff..... WarChamizo, I loved the 2024 Olympics.

Soooooooooooooo My thoughts. (completely a guess) He's been wrestling "pretty good" guys, across his MMA training, and is like "F*ck I'm still a wrecking machine!" which I'm sure he is, but maybe not to the degree he "feels" (I get the same vibes when I'm crushing local HS and 3rd string Div 2 kids).....his biggest hindrance has been his gas tank, and this extended time away from wrestling-specific training and another year or 2 in the age bank...... Will he still beast most guys? Absolutely. Will he struggle mightily against anyone who is there after the first half of the match..... I can't imagine this not being the case. I'm as big a JO fan as anyone, but this happens every few years, where somebody takes an extended break later in their career, then they get a little itch and boom, come out and get squanched-on and we can all say "who saw that coming". Everyone should've saw that coming. #WARJO, hope he makes the team, 10% Chance

Easiest answer is Russia. Most reasonable is: 57kg nobody knows 65kg nobody knows 74kg Dake or Sidakov most likely

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